i want to put some kind of shrimp with my platy and swordtail, and my male betta (yea i know he is anabantids, and should be in that section), i'm not sure what kind they sell at my lfs but they are clear in colour i think. is it worth putting a few in my 8gallon tank or wait till i upgrade hopefully in a few months to about 20-30 gallons? also if i can put some in now how many ( i can try find out what kind they are)? and will my other fish eat them ( i also have 3 small plecos)

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ok thanks i dont want to spend money if they arent going to survive, what other combinations will be ok when i hopefully upgrade should i just add more swordtails and platies as i have 13 swordtail babies so as they arent my males offspring i can choose wether i keep the males or females. also i have 2-3 platy offspring so i can only keep the males from that lot

ok thanks i dont want to spend money if they arent going to survive, what other combinations will be ok when i hopefully upgrade should i just add more swordtails and platies as i have 13 swordtail babies so as they arent my males offspring i can choose wether i keep the males or females. also i have 2-3 platy offspring so i can only keep the males from that lot

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I think about it every night and day!I stand in awe of my body.

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The drama and the pleasure!If there is one thing I want to see here, it's HUMOR.I believe I can fly!
I believe I can touch the sky!
I think about it every night and day!I stand in awe of my body.

I had shrimp with my platies and swordtail and they didn't bother them. My dwarf gourami did though. The betta would be the only one I would worry about although my betta peacefully lives with 5 ghost shrimp. You could try it. Ghost shrimp are only about 46 cents at my local petsmart.